{"product_id":"carmilla-hardcover","title":"Carmilla - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSink your teeth into the cult classic that inspired Bram Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFear sweeps the countryside as people fall victim to a strange illness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a peculiar accident, beautiful Mircalla becomes a ward at Laura's family home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, friendship blooms between the mysterious Mircalla and curious Laura. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is in the air, but so is something deadly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Mircalla's secret cost Laura her life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1872, is one of the first vampire novels ever written, predating \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e by 26 years. \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, with its themes of vampirism and homosexuality, shocked the standards and stereotypes for women set in the Victorian era. Today, \u003cem\u003eCarmilla \u003c\/em\u003eis considered the original archetype of female and LGBTQ vampires and Le Fanu's influence is seen throughout vampire fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101639381215,"sku":"9781680573794","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/QVgvOURsQUNiOGFYWmpvSW45bVN3dz09.webp?v=1781071875","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/carmilla-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}